If shaving is the challenge of your day, you are not alone.
With the right razor and specially formulated shaving products, however, skin irritations, shaving bumps, and dry skin will be a thing of the past. This review takes an in-depth look at Billie, a shaving subscription service that is personalized to your needs.
How Does Billie Work?
If you desperately need shaving products to meet your specific requirements, Billie’s $9 starter kit may be ideal for you. The kit contains a razor, holder, and razor cartridges, and you will receive blade refills once every one, two, or three months, depending on how often you have to shave.
To receive your kit and the refills, you have to visit Billie’s site and click on “Get Started” to personalize your kit to your shaving needs. The first step is to select a razor color that you like; there are also six different handle designs to choose from.
Next, you have to tell Billie how often you shave so they know how often they should send you your four razor blade replacements. If you select “Every day,” you will receive a delivery once per month. If you choose “A few times per week,” Billie will deliver your replacement blades once every two months, and if you select “Once a week,” you can expect a blade delivery once every three months.
Billie will then ask you if you want to add products to your starter kit. These products include shaving cream, sudsy body wash, Dry-Bye Lotion, and a glitter travel pouch. You don’t have to select any of these products, and if you don’t want to pay any more than $9 for your kit, you can skip this section.
After selecting any add-on products, you will be taken to a checkout page. Any items that will be shipped immediately will be listed here, as well as any future shipments.
The kit includes the Billie handle, a magnetic holder, two 5-blade razor cartridges, and any additional products that you may have selected on the previous page.
The future shipments listed are replacement cartridges with the shipping interval description. For example, if you said that you shave every day, the replacement cartridge shipments will appear once per month.
Pricing
The Billie Shave Cream costs $8; the moisturizing, sudsy body wash costs $9; and a matte-finish Dry-Bye Body Lotion costs $12. Another popular product that you can add to your kit is the Glitter Travel Pouch, which costs $10.
Products Available
The $9 starter kit includes a Billie handle, magnetic holder, and two 5-blade razor cartridges. As mentioned, you have the option to select add-on products to your kit, which will increase the price.
The Billie handle and specially designed razor cartridges give this razor a leg up on the competition when it comes to comfort, skincare, and grooming. The company developed the razor together with top New York-based industrial designers. The result is a handle that features a matte-rubber core, giving you a comfortable and firm grip, even when the handle is wet.
The handles are available in six beautiful colors, each providing feminine visual interest. The five blades ensure a smooth glide over your skin with minimal abrasion and skin irritation. The blades are encased in 360 degrees of charcoal shave soap and have rounded edges to slide effortlessly over the contours of your legs.
Another highly useful product that is included with your $9 starter kit is the special magnetic holder to mount your razor to the wall of your shower. The benefit of this holder is that it suspends your razor in the air, which keeps it sanitary. If you are prone to infections, this holder may be particularly useful.
All Billie’s products are free of toxins and harmful additives, and according to their website, they only use premium, healthy ingredients.
Company History
Billie launched in November 2017 as a direct-to-customer brand. One of the things that made Billie stand out from the start was the Project Body Hair film, a video campaign that reached 22 countries. Billie called this campaign “a celebration of female body hair.”
Billie is also anti-pink tax, which is the extra amount that women have to pay for feminine products and services. The Pink Tax Rebate is specifically designed to reimburse women for the added costs they are facing every day.
Because of this approach, Billie’s razors are significantly more affordable than other shaving products for women.
Alternatives
Flamingo – Made by Harry’s razors but just for women.
Birchbox – High end shaving products delivered to your home.
Oui Shave – If you are looking for high end, they don’t get much higer end that Oui Shave.
Pros
- High-quality shaving products
- Billie products are specially formulated to help women deal with shaving difficulties
- Billie has a pink tax rebate to help women save more money
- The $9 starter kit contains a razor, stand, and blades
- Blades are regularly delivered to your home
- You can add several products to your $9 starter kit
- Add-on products include shaving cream, body wash, and lotion
- All Billie products are relatively affordable
Cons
- The Billie product range is somewhat limited
- The Project Body Hair Film may alienate/offend potential buyers
- The lower prices may result in lower quality products
Final Thoughts
If you have thick hair or some other challenges with shaving, the Billie product line may be ideal for you. Since the company delivers replacement cartridges to your door, it is one less thing to worry about.
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